Eaves-trough.



UNITED sTATEs vPATENT oEEIoE.

Specification of'Letters Patent.

Patented Nv.'13, 190e.

Application filed July 13,1906. Serial No.y 326,122.

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE CAssEN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Hamel,

in the county of Madison and State of Illinois, have invented a new anduseful Eaves- Trough, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in eaves-troughs, and has for itsobject to produce a simply-constructed device of this character wherebythe eaves-trough is protected from obstruction by leaves, snow, dirt,and trash, and also protected from birds building their nests therein.

With these and other objects in view, which will appear as the nature ofthe invention is better understood, the invention consists in certainnovel features of construction, as will be hereinafter fully described.

In the drawings forming a part of this specification, and in whichcorresponding parts are denoted by like designating characters, isillustrated the preferred form of the embodiment of the inventioncapable of carrying the same into practical operation.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a sectional view of a portion of the eavesof a roof with the improved trough applied thereto. Fig. 2 is aperspective view of a por'tion ofthe eaves of a roof and a portion ofthe improved eaves-trough applied thereto. Fig. 3 is a detachedperspective view, enlarged, of one of the braces. Fig. 4 is a sectionaldetail illustrating a modification in the construction.

The eaves-trough (represented at 10) is of the usual semitubular form,except that the rear wall is extended upwardly, as at 11, and connectedin any suitable manner, as by screws or nails 12, to the cornice(represented at 13) and beneath the overhang of the shingles 14. j

Extending over the eaves-trough 10 for its Whole length is a shield 15,having an inclined upper face and connected, as at 16, to the extendedportion 11 of the eaves-trough and with its outer edge curvingdownwardly, as at 17, and terminating within the outer wall of theeaves-trough, leaving a relatively narrow space 18 large enough for theentrance of the water running from the roof, but effectually excludingleaves and like trash and also preventing birds from entering thetroughs and building their nests therein.

Disposed within the trough 10 at suitable intervals are braces 19, eachconnected at one end at 20 to the rear wall and at 21 to the front wallof the eaves-trough, and each brace also provided with an extension 22,connected to the shield 15.

The braces may be spaced at as frequent vintervals as required, and arepreferably formed of strap iron or steel spilt at one end, as shown inFig. 3, to provide a simple means for forming the projection 22.

Connected at one end to the shield 15 are a plurality of braces 23,having means at the other end for connecting to the roof, as shown. Bythis means the device is firmly supported and secured.

It will thus be seen that a very simple and effective protection isprovided, which is readily applied and eectually prevents the entranceof obstructing matter while at the same time not preventing entrance ofthe water flowing from the roof.

If preferred, the body 1() of the eavestrough and the shield 15 may bein one piece or with the shield integral with the extension 1 1, asshown in Fig. 4.

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new is- 1. Thecombination of an eaves-trough having its rear wall extending above thefront wall and a shield projecting from the extended rear wall of theeaves-trough and with the other edge within the outer edge of the same.

2. The combination of an eaves-trough, a shield extended from the -rearwall of the eaves-trough and with the other edge within the outer edgeof the same, and a plurality of braces connected at the ends to theopposite edges of the eaves-trough and with extensions connected to saidshield.

3. As a new article an eaves-trough formed of a single width of sheetmetal folded upon itself intermediate its side edges and with oneportion formed into a gutter and the other` portion formed into a shieldextending over the portion of the gutter and bent downwardly at the freeedge and terminating within the gutter and spaced from the outer edge.

4. The combination of an eaves-trough, a shield extended from the rearwall of the eaves-trough and with the other edge within the outer edgeof the same, and a plurality of braces connected at the ends to theopposite edges of the eaves-trough and with extensions connected to saidshield, and a plurality of braces connected at one end to said shieldand with means at the other end for connection to the roof.

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5. An eaves-trough having its inner wall Y Intestimony that I claim theforegoing as extended upwardly, a shield extending from myown I haveheretolaflixed my signature 1n lo.

said extended wall and with its other edge the presence of twowitnesses. Within the front wall of the eaves-trough and braces spacedapart and connected at the7 GEORGE CASSEN ends tothe opposite walls ofthe eaves-trough Witnesses: and each with an upward extension connectedWILLIAM BUHRMANN, to said shield. FRED W. STOCKMAN.

